1830's Part Two

A continuation of our day at the local Homestead Heritage Day event here in Houston, TX.

Learning about spinning and weaving in the 1830's.

Picking through the cotton to get the seeds out.  We discovered that it is not an easy job to do.

Hard to see, but this is where we ground up corn and made corn meal.  During the day, we got to try Hoe cakes or Johnny cakes that were made with this corn meal.  Lilly didn't like them very much, but I thought they were quite tasty.

Hearing a demonstration on how they made homes and other things from wood.

Learning how clothes were washed back then.

A war reenactment.

Exploring the cellar where they stored their vegetables. 

Playing toss the corn cob through the hoop. :)

Investigating an Indian hut.

1830's Part One

Recently, we went to a Homestead Heritage Day festival at one of the local parks.  We learned alot about what life was like here in Houston back in the 1830's.  There were lots of demonstrations and both Lilly and I learned a lot. 

Here is a picture walk through our day:

Making our own candle by dipping the wick into hot wax and then into ice water.  We repeated this process many times until we had a nice little candle.

Dressing up like a little girl who lived in the 1830's and posing in a carriage. She picked out each article of clothing herself.

Learning how to make a rope by twiling pieces of twine together.

Indian face paint.

Making a bonnet out of brown paper, string, and a brad.

Making a purse out of brown paper and sting.